It's a hectic time

For those of you who are regular visitors to the Ploughboy Mansion, you’ve noticed that I haven’t be posting as often as I usually do. Although I would prefer posting a couple times a day, my schedule here at the Leader-Post has been ridiculously busy of late.

We’ve just put the finishing touches on a special supplement called Sonic Summer. It will appear in the June 27 Leader-Post and feature the exceptional number of concerts that will take place in Regina in July and August. Sonic Summer will incude features on AC/DC, Aerosmith and ZZ Top with my contribution to the supplement being features on George Strait and Taylor Swift. I saw the last of the page proofs this morning and you’re in for quite the treat with this section.

I’m also working feverishly on previews for the Craven Country Jamboree. My goal each year is to interview eight or nine of the artists for previews and this year is no different. The difficult part is arranging the interviews — many of the bigger stars are unavailable for interviews while most of the others have complicated schedules. To date I’ve spoken with Doc Walker, Charlie Daniels, Joe Nichols, Rodney Atkins, Kelly Pickler and Tommy Foote (he’s the original drummer for George Strait and has been his tour manager for the past 20 years or so).

I’m still working on interviews with Billy Ray Cyrus and Clint Black and I’m tentatively scheduled to participate in a conference call interview with Taylor Swift on Thursday.

The previews will run in the papers of July 2, 6 and 9. Although I can’t give you any details yet about the stories themselves, I can tell you a couple of things — Charlie Daniels is a true Southern gentleman, Kellie Pickler is a hoot to talk with and Tommy Foote had some really interesting insights into George Strait.

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